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He will hold me fast, He will hold me fast; For my Saviour loves me so, He will hold me fast.

I could never keep my hold, He must hold me fast: For my love is often cold, He must hold me fast.

I am precious in His sight, He will hold me fast; Those He saves are His delight, He will hold me fast.

He'll not let my soul be lost, Christ will hold me fast; Bought by Him at such a cost, He will hold me fast.

In loving kindness Jesus came My soul in mercy to reclaim, And from the depths of sin and shame Through grace He lifted me.

From sinking sand He lifted me; With tender hand He lifted me; From shades of night to plains of light, Oh, praise His name, He lifted me!

He called me long before I heard, Before my sinful heart was stirred; But when I took him at his word, Forgiven He lifted me.

His brow was pierced with many a thorn, His hands by cruel nails were torn, When from my guilt and grief, forlorn, In love He lifted me.

Now on a higher plane I dwell, And with my soul I know 'tis well; Yet how or why, I cannot tell, He should have lifted me.